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Canada Disability Benefit (CDB)

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In the Media: “‘Not a good look’: Canada Disability Benefit rollout begins”, Canadian Affairs

ISAC Staff Lawyer Robin Nobleman was recently quoted in an article on the Canada Disability Benefit (CDB) in Canadian Affairs. The article discusses the recent roll-out of the new benefit, and the challenges that individuals…

August 5, 2025
Canada Disability Benefit (CDB), Disability Justice, In the Media
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Federal Budget 2025: ISAC’s Pre-Budget Submission to the Standing Committee on Finance

As we submit our budget recommendations to the Standing Committee on Finance this year, Canada stands at a critical crossroads. Low-income households are teetering under the weight of record-high income inequality, while escalating tariff wars…

August 5, 2025
Canada Disability Benefit (CDB), Employment Insurance (EI), Employment Standards, Federal Budgets, Indigenous Justice, Migrant Workers, Policy Advocacy
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Summer CDB Spotlight on: Understanding the Disability Tax Credit – Video Presentation

ISAC is running a summer website series to promote materials that will help individuals and/or their caregivers, friends, healthcare professionals and other support workers, apply for the Disability Tax Credit. We will only share materials…

July 28, 2025
Canada Disability Benefit (CDB), Federal Benefits - General, Public Education

Consultations are Open for Federal Budget 2025!

The federal government has opened the pre-consultation period for the upcoming budget. There are usually two periods of consultation, one in March and one in August. You can find out more about the consultation process…

July 22, 2025
Canada Disability Benefit (CDB), Employment Insurance (EI), Federal Budgets, Policy Advocacy, Public Education
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Summer CDB Spotlight on: Demystifying the Disability Tax Credit (DTC)

ISAC is running a summer website series to promote materials that will help individuals and/or their caregivers, friends, healthcare professionals and other support workers, apply for the Disability Tax Credit. We will only share materials…

July 21, 2025
Canada Disability Benefit (CDB), Disability Justice, Federal Benefits - General, Public Education
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Summer CDB Spotlight on: Resources for people with diabetes who are applying for the DTC

ISAC is running a summer website series to promote materials that will help individuals and/or their caregivers, friends, healthcare professionals and other support workers, apply for the Disability Tax Credit. We will only share materials…

July 14, 2025
Canada Disability Benefit (CDB), Federal Benefits - General, Public Education
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Summer CDB Spotlight on: MyDTCApp

ISAC is running a summer website series to promote materials that will help individuals and/or their caregivers, friends, healthcare professionals and other support workers, apply for the Disability Tax Credit. We will only share materials…

July 7, 2025
Canada Disability Benefit (CDB), Federal Benefits - General, Public Education
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Summer CDB Spotlight on: The DTC and RDSP Guide for Newcomers

ISAC is running a summer website series to promote materials that will help individuals and/or their caregivers, friends, healthcare professionals and other support workers, apply for the Disability Tax Credit. We will only share materials…

June 30, 2025
Canada Disability Benefit (CDB), Federal Benefits - General, Public Education
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Summer CDB Spotlight on: The DTC Help Sheet created by Disability Alliance BC

ISAC is running a summer website series to promote materials that will help individuals and/or their caregivers, friends, healthcare professionals and other support workers, apply for the Disability Tax Credit. We will only share materials…

June 24, 2025
Canada Disability Benefit (CDB), Federal Benefits - General, Public Education

Update on the Canada Disability Benefit – Spring 2025

Note: Shortly after this Update was posted to our website, on May 27 the Ontario government announced that they will not claw back social assistance from individuals who will also receive the CDB. This is…

May 23, 2025
Campaigns, Canada Disability Benefit (CDB), Disability Justice, Federal Benefits - General, Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP), Policy Advocacy, Poverty Reduction, Public Education
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In the Media: “Time is Running out to Fix Canada’s New Disability Benefit”, Policy Magazine

This op-ed was first published in Policy Magazine on May 19, 2025. We have published the entirety of the piece below with permission. The original post can be viewed on Policy Magazine‘s website at this…

May 20, 2025
Canada Disability Benefit (CDB), Disability Justice, In the Media, Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP), Policy Advocacy, Poverty Reduction

Federal Election 2025: Issues and Campaigns We’re Paying Attention to this Federal Election

There is a lot going on during this Federal Election! With the ongoing threat of – and real consequences arising from – US tariffs, it would be easy to lose sight of ongoing issues like…

April 15, 2025
Campaigns, Canada Disability Benefit (CDB), Disability Justice, Employment Insurance (EI), Federal Elections, Indigenous Justice
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This site contains general legal information for people in Ontario, Canada. It is not intended to be used as legal advice for a specific legal problem. ISAC is a not-for-profit, non-partisan organization. ISAC is funded by Legal Aid Ontario (LAO). The funding for this website is also provided by LAO. The views expressed in any of ISAC’s publications (including written, oral, or visual) are the views of the clinic and do not necessarily reflect those of LAO.